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SC Tax Free Holiday this Weekend

[gtxvideo vid='Ptio2kpa' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ptio2kpa.jpg' vtitle='Tax Free Weekend Dates'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Mark your calendar, it's almost time for the Tax Free Holiday. The SC Department of Revenue has set the dates for the annual sales tax weekend. It runs this Friday, August…

SC Early Autism Project pays $8.8 Million to Settle False Claims

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--South Carolina's largest provider of behavioral therapy for children with autism is paying the federal government $8.8 million to settle fraud allegations. After an investigation the US Attorney's Office says the EAP submitted false claims to Tricare and…

Former DJJ Employee Sentenced for Hog-Tying Inmates

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- A former lieutenant with the Department of Juvenile Justice will spend a year in prison after pleading guilty to hog-tying two inmates for making too much noise. According to the US Attorney's Office, Nicole Samples was sentenced…

21 Displaced Following Apartment Fire

Forest Acres, S.C. (WOLO)-- 21 people including seven children are out of their home after fire tore through an apartment complex. A spokesperson for the Columbia Fire Department says it happened around 10PM Wednesday night…

Emergency personnel needed in Lexington County

LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-The need for people to protect and serve is a problem for several agencies in the Midlands. Across Lexington County, for instance,ย  they're currently looking to fill more than 100…

Columbia Police and Richland Library Team up for Book giveaway

[gtxvideo vid='PYgpvlme' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PYgpvlme.jpg' vtitle='Columbia Police and Library Team up for Book Fair'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)--Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and Police Chief Skip Holbrook are encouraging kids to open a book. This week, the two hosted the 'Books 2 Boys and…

Affirmative action reinstated for College of Charleston admissions

[gtxvideo vid='PNV8EhNf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PNV8EhNf.jpg' vtitle='C of C affirmative action'] CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) - The College of Charleston says it is resuming affirmative action in its admissions process after stopping it two years ago. The Post and Courier reports the college will…

Teenagers arrested for "hail Satan" church vandalism

[gtxvideo vid='OcgPIGWn' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OcgPIGWn.jpg' vtitle='Hail satan teens'] UNION COUNTY, SC (WOLO) - Four upstate teens are accused of carving the words "hail Satan" on a church in the upstate. Union County Sheriff David Taylor says it happened at Welcome Baptist Church…

Street in Lexington reopens after closure due to compromised pond dam

[gtxvideo vid='cpvvKDTj' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cpvvKDTj.jpg' vtitle='Street in Lexington reopens after closure to compromise'] LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-- Wednesday, Lexington Police announced that the 100 Block of Glynway Avenue has reopened. The area was closed Tuesday after a pond dam was compromised at the…

SC Tax Free Weekend Ahead

[gtxvideo vid='35fxglhf' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/35fxglhf.jpg' vtitle='SC Tax Free Weekend Ahead'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Mark your calendar, it's almost time for the Tax Free Weekend. The SC Department of Revenue has released the dates for the annual sales tax holiday. It will run…

Mars makes closest approach to Earth in last 15 years

[gtxvideo vid='qKsJfhMi' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qKsJfhMi.jpg' vtitle='Mars makes closest approach to Earth in last 15 years'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - If you were up very early Tuesday (7/31) morning you may have seen Mars in a new light. Mars came as close to…

Parts of Jenkinsville under boil water advisory

Jenkinsville, S.C. (WOLO) - Jenkinsville Water Company has put residents under a boil water advisory. The company says residents on Fish Hook Rd, Eagle Trails Rd and Mickey Rd are urged to boil their water before use.

Registration Open for Columbia's Fall Adult Sports Leagues

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Are you ready for some softball? The Columbia Parks & Recreation Department is now accepting registrations for coed adult kickball league, and the menโ€™s and coed softball leagues. According to the City Parks Department, the registration information…

SC among lowest Gas Prices in Nation

[gtxvideo vid='uf7ScGnB' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uf7ScGnB.jpg' vtitle='SC Among lowest Gas Prices in Nation'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Good news for drivers looking to fill up at the pump According to AAA, our state has among the cheapest gas prices in the country. In South…

Progress of Bullstreet transformation

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- It's been talked about for more than a decade, but now people are starting to see some growth in the Bullstreet district, one restaurant at a time. Developers expect the project…

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